Chapter 91: Encounter with a wolf in the middle of the night
As mentioned last time, Shi Qingyi boarded the big boat to Luoyang, and met Penglai's disciple Wen Yu on that boat, and after some conversation, the two knew each other.
At this time, Shi Qingyi looked at Wen Yu bowing to him, knowing that he had no choice but to do so, although he felt a little sorry in his heart, he still thought about it, so he also respectfully replied.
Time flies, and in the early morning, a breeze blows, and the red sun on the horizon slowly climbs. A new day has arrived, and there is one less day from Luoyang.
After saying this, he will return to Xiliang again and start the journey of the young Liu Guang. It is said that Liu Guang can't go to Xiliang to join the army, and he has nowhere to go for a while, and if he returns to Wuye to suppress it, it is okay, but he comes out and turns back, so he doesn't abandon all his former oaths? Although the army can't go for the time being, Liu Guang has a better yearning. That is to go to the mainland of Zhongzhou, to find the cultivators that Old Man Xu said, worship them as teachers, and learn those skills that are even more powerful than Xi Boda. Only in the future can you take revenge, in order to protect the people you want to protect, and faith is action.
With the conviction and determination to get out of the desert, the young Liu Guang headed towards the east, Chang'an, a beautiful home and a dreamy place that Guo Yuan often heard them think of in Anxi.
This road is not destined to be too smooth, I don't know how long it took, a month, two months? In short, Liu Guang felt that he had walked for a long time, as if it was much longer than when he walked through the desert. The only good thing is that I didn't worry about having no water to drink and nothing to eat along the way, after all, the road to Chang'an in Xiliang Road is full of water, and the birds and beasts all over the mountains are not a problem for Liu Guang, an expert in survival in the wild. And along the way, you can meet some people, or ask for directions, or ask for some alms, basically you can do what you want.
On this day, Liu Guang was on the road as usual, and he hadn't seen anyone for almost two days along the way, and Liu Guang recalled that the last time he saw the person was a young man. The timber man made a living by making timber by himself, and he worked in this mountain forest all year round, relying on his daily hard work, earning a little silver taels to feed his family.
Liu Guang looked at the materialman, in fact, he was secretly fantasizing in his heart, when one day, he took revenge, and Xiliang would no longer have a war, and he would be like this materialman, relying on his own ability to make a living. Liu Guang's mind was full of longing for the future, and at the same time he embarked on a journey to the east.
It is said that this is also about to arrive in Chang'an, after all, the man Liu Guang met two days ago, I heard him say that there is still about a day's trip to arrive. Liu Guang also knew that if there were horses, it would not take long for Xiliang to travel to Chang'an, but he himself had neither horses nor knew the way, so he had not lost his way a few times on the way and taken the wrong road a few times. However, Liu Guang calculated carefully, even if it was on foot, it was reasonable to say that he should have arrived, but it had been two days of walking, and he still hadn't arrived in Chang'an, and he hadn't seen anyone along the way.
Liu Guang sat on the ground thinking about it, and suddenly a thought flashed through his mind, only to see Liu Guang slap his palm on the door of his head, shouting: "It's not good, I won't get lost again!"
Liu Guang stood up and looked around, almost all of them were the same trees, no wonder he hadn't walked out of this forest for so long. Liu Guang, who was knocked down to the extreme, sat down on the ground again with his head down, picked up the dead branches on the ground and threw them away, showing a sad look.
Some things are like this, you think everything is going well, but in fact it is going the other way, for those who are confused and make mistakes, some can be made up, it is good, if it is not long, then it will be forever painful.
After a fierce struggle, Liu Guang thought as if he wanted to understand, took a few deep breaths of air, and clenched his fists, as if he was giving himself atmosphere. I saw Liu Guang stand up and said: "I have come out of the long desert, and the woods still want to stump me, and they underestimate me Liu Guang!"
After breathing enough, Liu Guang raised his head again with full conviction and looked at the sunlight that faintly shone through the shade of the trees. Then, Liu Guangyou looked at some trees in a daze, or looked left and right, and nodded with interest. After going through it several times, as if I knew something, I sorted it out and went in a certain direction.
In fact, Liu Guang was not working there blindly, but he looked at some of the methods taught to him by those veterans in Anxi before, and relied on the growth trajectory of these trees to judge the direction. At this time, after some discernment, Liu Guang had basically affirmed the direction, so he headed in the direction of the east.
Although Liu Guang's method was used properly, after all, it was a wilderness forest, and the dense vegetation was not particularly friendly to Liu Guang. I'm used to seeing the fertile fields as far as the eye can see, but it's not so good when I get here. Walking in the woods, it is easy to deviate, starting with a little, and then getting bigger and bigger the further you go, and slowly opening up the distance from the original correct direction.
At first, Liu Guang didn't notice it, but then he went around and returned to the place he had passed through, and Liu Guang realized this. So, in order not to make mistakes again, Liu Guang was also careful, and whenever he walked a certain distance, he would stop and re-distinguish and judge. After that, it was clear that there was no more of the previous situation, but it slowed down a lot, and it would definitely take a lot more time than before.
As time slowly passed, and the sun gradually came to the time of setting, Liu Guang understood that although he could determine the direction with the help of the starlight moon at night, after all, this was a barren land, and there were many beasts and poisonous insects at night. Therefore, the top priority for Liu Guang is to find a place where he can spend the night in peace.
Taking advantage of the fact that the sky was not completely dark, Liu Guang stopped his pace and went to find a slightly open place. And he brought in a great deal of stones, and formed a circle, and gathered a great deal of wood for the purpose of fire. After all, Liu Guang still knew that if he stayed overnight here, he would not be able to expel the beast without fire, and with fire he would be safer.
Later, Liu Guang used the short knife he carried on his body to sharpen some trees for emergencies, and finally found some dead grass and trees to build a simple resting place. When all was done, it was already dark, and the fire had risen, and in the vast darkness of the night was the only light that emanated from the woods.
Liu Guang took out the only dry food, he was really hungry, so he devoured it, although it was not a lot, but it could fill his stomach for the time being. Liu Guang planned to get up early tomorrow morning and see what game he could find in the woods, after all, he was still very confident in his hunting skills.
At this time, because the place where Liu Guang was located was a slightly open place, the moonlight could shine in, and Liu Guang could also lie down and enjoy the beautiful moonlight.
But even so, a few wolf howls in the woods from time to time, or other sounds, always made it difficult for Liu Guang to calm down from time to time. Although the bonfire was still burning, Liu Guang was always afraid that it would suddenly go out, so he always kept adding materials to it to avoid the fire being extinguished.
The fire burned bigger and bigger, and the strange sounds around gradually disappeared, Liu Guang could feel at ease for a while, and at this time Liu Guang remembered the days in Wuye Town, Xiliang, Aunt Song, Ning Qian'er, and Grandpa Ning, and everything there. In short, Liu Guang thought about it, thought about it, and fell asleep unconsciously.
For Liu Guang, these days are really tiring, he has been alone all the way, ignorant, I don't know how many wrong roads he has taken, how many difficulties he has experienced. Seeing that he was about to arrive in Chang'an, but he was lost in this wood, all this was so unsmooth for him. Therefore, at this rare moment, he fell asleep with a beautiful dream.
However, the beauty of this world always comes and goes quickly, and with the sound of a wolf howl, Liu Guang woke up suddenly. It's so quick and sober, for a teenager, it's a reflex brought to him by years of stealing life. He always reacts to those dangerous signals in a timely manner, and he is also very sensitive to them.
Liu Guang, who woke up, found that the fire was about to be extinguished, and there was some faint movement around him, as if the beast had done it on purpose. Liu Guang fumbled for the short knife vigilantly, fortunately the short knife was still there, he held it tightly, slowly looked around, came to the fire, picked up the remaining dry wood, and added it to the fire.
Maybe it was earlier, Liu Guang had added materials in time, and now there are not many dry materials left. A cold wind blew, Liu Guang shivered, and before he had time to add the material to the fire, a black shadow appeared in the dark, but fortunately, Liu Guang hid in time and did not suffer from the poisonous hand of the black shadow.
Liu Guang was frightened, he didn't expect that there were wolves in this barren forest, Liu Guang also knew the ferocity of the wolf, and there were wolves in the desert. Wolves in the desert tend to be in packs, they are extremely vicious, often unscrupulous in order to capture prey, and their endurance and perseverance are very long. There are wolves in this wood, so Liu Guangzi knows how dangerous it is.
However, Liu Guang didn't have time to be afraid, the most important thing in front of him was to raise the fire that was about to be extinguished again, otherwise he would never be able to pass tonight, and he would not be able to see the sun tomorrow.
Before he could figure it out, Liu Guang hurriedly added the materials into the fire, and the hungry wolf seemed to know what Liu Guang wanted to do, and there was a commotion, and he was eager to try, ready to come up and attack Liu Guang.
At the moment of crisis, the black shadow attacked Liu Guang again, Liu Guang made a sharp turn, dodged the black shadow, and instantly added a lot of wood fire into the fire. The hungry wolf was a little anxious, and he couldn't bear it, so he attacked Liu Guang one after another.
The fire was slowly ignited, and the hungry wolf was no longer instinctively afraid of the fire, and wanted to take down Liu Guang in one fell swoop while the fire was still small. That Liu Guang was not stupid, he pretended to be defenseless, revealing flaws, only to see that in the dark, the hungry wolf sneaked towards him.
The wolf didn't know that Liu Guang's plan was deliberately sold to it, but he saw Liu Guang dodging, with a fire stick in his hand, attacking the hungry wolf. The hungry wolf is also agile, although it dodged, but it did not hurt Liu Guang, at this time, the figure of the hungry wolf was vividly displayed in front of Liu Guang by the light of the fire.
At this time, a big black wolf grinned at Liu Guang, who was holding a fire stick in one hand and a short knife in the other, making a defensive posture. The black wolf was young and strong, but it was single-handed, and Liu Guang used his spare light to carefully search the surroundings, but he was sure that there were no other companions. It is said that these wolves are all in groups, why is there only one in front of him at this time? Liu Guang, who couldn't figure it out, didn't think about it anymore, but turned his attention to the black wolf in front of him, not daring to lose his mind at all.